Psalms 34:18 · KJV
“The LORD {is} nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. {unto...: Heb. to the broken of heart} {of a contrite...: Heb. contrite of spirit}”
— Psalms 34:18
{The righteous} cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
Many {are} the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Psalms 34 — Context
The face of the LORD {is} against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17{The righteous} cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18The LORD {is} nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. {unto...: Heb. to the broken of heart} {of a contrite...: Heb. contrite of spirit}
19Many {are} the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
Cross References
Psalms 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. {wounds: Heb. griefs}
Psalms 145:18
The LORD {is} nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name {is} Holy; I dwell in the high and holy {place}, with him also {that is} of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD {is} upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to {them that are} bound;
Psalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God {are} a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Ezekiel 36:26
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Isaiah 66:2
For all those {things} hath mine hand made, and all those {things} have been, saith the LORD: but to this {man} will I look, {even} to {him that is} poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Psalms 85:9
Surely his salvation {is} nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.